Kurt Gilmore, longtime editor of the Canadian Hereford Digest, died of cancer Dec. 18 in Calgary.
A lifetime supporter of the Hereford breed, he was honoured by the Alberta Cattle Breeders Association in 2009 for his longtime work with the Calgary Bull Sale.
He was inducted into the Alberta Hereford Association’s hall of fame in 2010 and in 2013 was named to the Canadian Hereford Association Honour Roll.
He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, March 4, 1949 and grew up on the family farm near Callaway. The family immigrated to Canada in 1956 so his father, Keith Gilmore, could take over the Hereford Digest.
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He was a nationally ranked competitive swimmer and earned an athletic scholarship to Washington State University, where he received a degree in animal science. He joined the magazine in 1971 and bought into the company in 1980.
He eventually sold the publication to the Hereford association in 2009 and became a realtor in the Calgary area while maintaining close ties with the beef industry.
Following the death of his father in 1987, he became the chief fundraiser and a trustee for the Keith Gilmore Foundation, which provides agricultural and journalism scholarships to Canadian students.
He is survived by his wife, Maxine, three children, a stepson and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Bow Valley Baptist Church in Cochrane, Alta., on Monday at 1 p.m.
